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Family gives back after mother almost died during childbirth

A year of a mother almost died during childbirth, the family gathered together to give back

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Updated: 3:01 PM EDT Jun 16, 2017

Family gives back after mother almost died during childbirth

A year of a mother almost died during childbirth, the family gathered together to give back

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Updated: 3:01 PM EDT Jun 16, 2017

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WEBVTT , LANCASTER COUNTY FAMILYREALIZED HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TODONATE DURING A LIFE OR DEATHSITUATION.NEWS 8'S HANNAH MCDONALD BRINGSUS THEIR STORY.REPORTER: CELEBRATING A FIRSTBIRTHDAY -- >> HE IS MR. ONE-DERFUL TODAYAREN'T YOU? REPORTER: -- IS A FAMILY AFFAIR.>> ALL EYES ON YOU. REPORTER: BUT WHEN JAMESON CAMEINTO THE WORLD ON JUNE 14, 2016,ALL OF THE ATTENTION WAS ON HISMOM, AS SHE ALMOST SLIPPED AWAY.>> IT'S STILL HARD TO THIS DAYTO COMPREHEND.I REALLY DON'T KNOW HOW TOCOMPREHEND.REPORTER: BRIENNE WERHL,EIGHT-MONTHS PREGNANT AT THETIME, WAS DIZZY THAT DAY, ANDHAD A HEADACHE.HER DOCTORS DIAGNOSED HER WITHPREECLAMPSIA.THEY ORDERED AN EMERGENCYC-SECTION BUT THERE WERE MORE, COMPLICATIONS ON THE WAY.>> I COULD HEAR HIM CRYING, THENTHEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO PUT THEMASK ON AND PUT ME TO SLEEP.I HAD TO GO BACK TO SLEEPBECAUSE I WAS BLEEDING TOO MUCH.>> WE WOULD SEE NURSES RUNNINGDOWN THE HALLWAY WITH COOLERSFULL OF BLOOD.REPORTER: IN ABOUT 12 HOURS,BRIENNE'S BLOOD TYPE HADCOMPLETELY CHANGED.>> I LOST ALL OF MY BLOOD AND INEEDED 170 UNITS PLUS 100 POUNDSOF LEAD PRODUCTS.REPORTER: -- OF BLOOD PRODUCTS.REPORTER: SO ON JAMESON'S FIRSTBIRTHDAY, THE ENTIRE FAMILY ISDONATING BLOOD.>> IT WAS TRULY THE DIFFERENCENOT BEING HERE.REPORTER: AND TURNS OUT JUNE 14IS WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY.>> IT CAN SAVE A MOTHER, FATHER,A CHILD, ANYBODY.AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONEWHO HAS DONATED BECAUSE IT'SSAVED MY LIFE.REPORTER: IN LANCASTER, HANNAHMCDONALD, NEWS 8.RON: THAT'S WHAT YOU CALLDONATING BLOOD.BRIAN: ABSOLUTELY.BY THE WAY, SHE COULDN'T DONATE

Family gives back after mother almost died during childbirth

A year of a mother almost died during childbirth, the family gathered together to give back

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Updated: 3:01 PM EDT Jun 16, 2017

The birth of a baby born June 16, 2016, almost led to the death of his mother who was eight months pregnant at the time. A year later, the family reflected on the tremendous journey.